Former employer refusing to pay

[Coldfingers]

I am hoping someone can advise us on this issue, as we are really confused about what (if anything) we can do.

My partner recently accepted a job that was full time, permanent (supposedly), and the rate of pay was £14k p/a (however, no contract of employment was offered or signed). After working 6 days for this company they told him not to come back because he wasn't performing the role exactly as they wanted him to, no offer of additional training or any further guidance. Now, as i understand it, he has no recourse about the job being terminated in this manner, as he was only employed by them for just over a week, however, the company are refusing to enter into any conversation regarding the payment of wages for the duration of his employment, ignoring all emails that we send and refusing to take phone calls (when we call the relevant person is conveniently busy, which isn't surprising because he dodged calls all the time during my partners brief time there).

So, my question is: is there any way we can try to obtain payment for the days that he worked, or do we need to chalk this up to a bad experience and walk away?

Thanks for reading.

[legalese]

Re: Former employer refusing to pay

Send them a bill to be paid in 28 days

[bluebottle]

Re: Former employer refusing to pay

Send them a bill to be paid in 28 days

Absolutely. The employer is obliged to pay you for any work you have carried out for them. It might not be a bad idea to inform HMRC about the employer not paying. This sort of thing can also unearth things like VAT, NI and PAYE irregularities. You also need to check that your Employee's National Insurance and PAYE contributions have been paid.

[miliitant]

Re: Former employer refusing to pay

section 13 unlawful deduction of wages

put in an ET1 claim

employment tribunal